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Hyper Japan

Festival of Japanese music, culture and cuisine at Earls Court

 

The Big Egg Hunt

London-wide hunt for specially designed ceramic Easter eggs

 

All new Pundon calling

See photos of our favourite London shop and restaurant name puns

 

The Circus of Horrors

Extreme entertainment from this gothic and gruesome circus clan

 
 

This week's quirkiest London events

  • London Fashion Weekend

    Shopping Feb 23-26, Somerset House

    Somerset House just won't be put to bed after LFW: instead it's choosing to prolong the fashion f...

  • Elke Sada Cappricio beakers, £40 each

    Ceramic Art London

    Art Feb 24-26, Royal College of Art

    More than 75 ceramicists and potters, including Stephanie Quayle, Myung Nam An and Sue Binns, sel...

  • London Contemporary Orchestra

    Reverb Festival

    Recommended Classical Music Feb 24-Mar 4, Roundhouse

    Festival of contemporary classical music featuring workshops, collaborations and performances fro...

  • London Zoo Fire Walk

    Museums & Attractions Fri Feb 24, London Zoo

    A fire walk challenge to conquer fears while raising funds for the Zoological Society of London's...

  • Cecil Beaton, Queen Elizabeth II in Coronation Robes, June 1953

    Friday Late: Bright Young Things

    Recommended Museums & Attractions Fri Feb 24, V&A

    In celebration of the V&A's photography exhibition 'Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton', this 'Fr...

  • Cherry Blossoms – Embroidered on Silk. Unknown Artist. 1881-1914

    Fan-Making Workshops

    Around Town Wed Feb 22, Brunei Gallery

    Workshops run in conjunction with the Brunei Gallery's 'Traditions Revised' exhibition of Japanes...

  • Who Do You Think You Are? Live 2012

    Around Town Feb 24-26, Olympia

    Family history event offering the chance to trace your family history or gain an insight into you...

  • The Night Shift: No Rules Classical

    Classical Music Fri Feb 24, Roundhouse

    An informal, hour-long concert (9pm) by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, with a program...

  • How the Tube Created London

    Around Town Wed Feb 22, London Canal Museum

    The Westminster Society, which supports people with learning disabilities, hosts this fundraising...

  • Houdini Experience

    The Houdini Experience

    New Theatre Feb 23-Mar 25, Peacock Theatre

    In what can only be described as an extravaganza, illusionist Hans Klok -he's 'the world's fastes...

  • Nunhead Cemetery Tour

    Free Around Town Sun Feb 26, Nunhead Cemetery

    This two-hour guided tour of a romantic and overgrown Victorian cemetery featuring 1,000 ivy-clad...

  • Jeremy Deller, The Battle of Orgreave, 2001

    Jeremy Deller: Joy in People

    NewCritics' choice Art Until Sun May 13, Hayward Gallery

    Jeremy Deller's collaborative and socially-engaged practice includes his 2004 Turner-Prize-winnin...

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Apsley House

Hyde Park Corner, London, W1J 7NT

Called No 1 London because it was the first London building encountered on the road to the city f...